However, if the interviewer saw the candidate as a potential competitor, the interviewer discriminated in favour of unattractive men.
They contend that Harvard has systematically discriminated against them by artificially capping the number of qualified Asian-Americans from attending the school to advance less-qualified students of other races.
A Japanese medical university has systematically discriminated against female applicants because women tend to quit as doctors after starting families, media reports have alleged.
"Our research suggests that attractive people may be discriminated against in selection for relatively less desirable jobs.
In 2012, the World Trade Organisation ruled that China had unfairly discriminated against foreign payment companies, a major victory for the US, which brought the complaint.
The hard drinkers were discriminated against in favour of what politicians might now call "hard working families".
Emoji users will soon be able to select female versions of police officers, doctors and athletes after critics said the popular text-message cartoons discriminated against women by showing mainly men in professional roles.
It's become a hot topic of debate on microblogging site Weibo, with lots of women welcoming the idea, although one notes: "Not all men are bad, but aren't all men being discriminated against here?
However, if the interviewer saw the candidate as a potential competitor, the interviewer discriminated in favour of unattractive men.